Hey guys... this is for the guys that were interested in doing the Dragon Loop later this month.

I just got back from a loooooong day on the road. Left @ 10:45 from Cleveland, TN & headed to the Dragon. Got there going across the skyway, my fav road.

The weather was... well, the skys where gorgeous. It however was supposed to be 69deg, in some square inch near Clev. TN. But when I hit the mountains I swear the temps dropped 20 deg.

That made for a very cold ride. I had warm gear on, except for gloves. I thought my leather riding gloves & cotton glove liners would be enough. It wasn't, I had to stop frequently to thaw my fingers. I literary rode till I felt them no more & had to stop. That shit actually hurts.

So, in short. It is facking cold in the mountains. Also, this has got to be the worst exp I had at the Dragon. It was very crowded. I was trying to be civil, & not pass in turns. But I was the only one... I had people actually taking up my space Making me change lines in & out of turns,,, crazy!!! It's a good thing I had my wife with me, or I may have been a victim or RR.

Enough of that shit.. just setting up your expectations, not that any of that will scare any of you away.

Hotels... I found some Hotel\Motels in Clev. Anywhere from $29-$59 a night. If you are looking to split room costs, then forget about then expect more like $39-$59... Not bad... King beds are available, so Joe & Mike need not worry about sleeping appart Jusk Kidding fellows... The Hotels are close to my Mother in laws house, so we have a place for the bikes to sleep in. We'll need to make a bit of room in her Garage, but it'll be EZ to do. There are food joints all around the hotel\motels, so it looks like the perfect spot since there are other roads around the Area that we can hit on more than one occasion.

Well... there you have it... when I get back I am going to look at my work schedule & start checkin in to see what yours looks like...

l8r...